Stuf4 wrote:

From Dean Markley:
On Monday, January 29, 2018 at 12:43:12 AM UTC-5, Stuf4 wrote:
Fact: NASA uses racist clocks.


People are blind to many forms of racism. With a legacy of hundreds of years,
racism is steeped into our culture so deeply that many forms go unchecked.
People continue to use these heavily tainted aspects with no thought at all
about the roots of where these things came from.

As evidenced on this forum, people do not care that the Apollo 16 landing site
has been branded with racist symbolism. People care even less that the clocks
that NASA uses continue to promote a racist legacy.

There are other examples beside clocks and Stone Mountain. We could play 'Spot
the Racism', if anyone was game.

Here's one that was pointed out earlier...
Astronaut Jan Davis flying her "WASP" pennant, her alma mater Georgia Tech:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1e/99...89be0f559b.jpg

As for the clocks, no one complains about it. The voices of the people who care
has been squashed so thoroughly that their voice is not even heard anymore.

Anyone interested in more examples? Here is a list of NASA aircraft:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NASA_aircraft

There are several examples of officially sanctioned racism by NASA right there.
It continues through to today. And nobody cares.


It has been recently suggested that certain issues are Off Topic for this forum.
But these things being highlighted here span from today all the way back to the
very beginnings of NASA and earlier. So I see them to be quite fitting for
discussion among those with an interest in space history.

What is wrong with you?


Ok, that's 2 people who aren't interested in hearing how clocks are racist.


OK, that's everyone but you who aren't interested in your insane
idiocy about 'racist' clocks.


As for what exactly "is wrong", I myself am of the opinion that it is the racism that is the problem, not the person who is wanting to shine a light on the racism.


But you're insane, so your opinion doesn't carry much weight.


I had first pointed this out maybe two decades ago. Not here on this forum, but over on a forum that used this same practice. They were a lot more receptive to having this called to their attention.


Then you should go back to whatever loony bin that was and leave us
sane people alone.


Improving sensitivity to issues that people just didn't care about for many many years. Generally known as "progress".


Being so 'sensitive' that you're literally insane is generally known
as "being a loony ninny". You should quit it.


So what's wrong with me?


You're a loony racist ninny.


--
"Ordinarily he is insane. But he has lucid moments when he is
only stupid."
-- Heinrich Heine